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Where does “asuma” come from?

asuma (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic asudak, from Proto-Uralic ëśew-, from Proto-Uralic ëśe- — to exist, be located.

asuma (Estonian): to be located, to situate

Definitions

  1. to be located, to situate

Ancestry of “asuma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicasudak—
2Proto-Uralicëśew-to camp, remain
3Proto-Uralicëśe-to exist, be located
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